Mountain Peeks Glimpsed From The Texas Rockies
A lighthearted column notes two new readers, Claudia Black and her grandmother Mrs. R. S. Mangum from Alpine, boosting the MP reader list. The piece humorously defends origins talk, credits Christmas generosity from Mrs. Doctor Bill Lockhart and Perry Cartwright, and mentions Texas roots, travel plans, and a Texas boy artist in Boston awaiting a Gulfport fishing trip and relatives in Atlanta, Winchester, Austin, and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasslin
Claudia Black
R. S.mangum
Alpine
Claudia
Bill Lockhart
Bill
Perry Cartwright
Floyd N. Walser
Boston
Mass
Texas
Gulfport
Miss
Atlanta
Winchester
Austin
San Antonio
Brady
Lubbock
Mobilization test for TDG units under Almont plan
M A Webb reports on a TDG mobilization test for Companies A and B of the rd Battalion Texas Defense Guard. Eight critical objectives were assigned, observers critiqued noncommissioned officers, and crowding at posts drew criticism. A fire drill and blackout planning preceded future tests as Boy Scouts aided communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Webb
Texas Defense Guard
Arthur Owmms
Almont
Bous Guards
Variou
Menan Guard
Charles Livingston
S. P
Chamber of ‘Commerce
War Department tightens SS quota and calls information
The War department has ruled that information concerning quotas and calls by the Selective Service system is restricted. National headquarters issued the order, stating no information will be given by Selective Service agencies about quotas or calls. Local offices urge registrants to keep their home addresses updated with the local board.
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War Department
Old Homestead Musquiz In Musquiz Canyon Preserved by Hiway Dept
Fort Davis reports state highway commission orders preservation of the Manuel Musquiz adobe homestead ruins in Musquiz canyon along the Fort Davis Alpine road. Part of the old home and corral walls remain in a wayside park tract donated this year by Mr and Mrs RD Mulhern of Fort Davis. The Musquiz family founded the homestead in the mid 1880s and likely left during the Civil War.
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Fort Davis
State Highway Commission
Manuel Musquiz
Musquiz Canyon
Fort Davis-Alpine
RD. Mulhern
Musquiz
Rangers Scout Big Bend to Prevent European Aliens
Captain Ernest Best of San Angelo heads Company E Texas Rangers along with four customs officers and two border patrolmen on a Big Bend scouting trip last week. Rangers included Pet Crawford Leo Bishop and Jim Flournoy with customs officers Sgt Lake Webb Mack Tarwater Jim Shoemake and Joe Ray. No details of the survey were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Best
San Angelo
Texas Rangers
Big Bend
Pet Crawford
Leo Bishop
Jim Flournoy
Sgt
Lake Webb
Mack Tarwater
Jim Shoemake
Joe Ray
Annual CC Meeting Set for January 20
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce announced its annual meeting will be held Tuesday evening January 20 at the last regular board meeting. The program centers on National Defense with music and rector instructions to the entertainment committee to ensure a proper event.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Mac Naucus
Waa
Visi Ranch
Redlo Presente- Nona
Chamber "of Commerce
Fem
Better Business Bureaus
F. B. I Gresser Club
Widening Road Out of Fort Davis Progress Report
Fort Davis report notes completion of a blacktop widening project on a state road extending north from the Dinna area toward the observatory. The prior summer widened to about 30 feet and last week added roughly 18 feet on the outer side to the curbing line. Also mentions Wiss Alice Blucher departing for Washington for a Civil Service post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
State Highway Department
Civil Service Post
Wiss Alice Blucher
Washington, D. C
Civil Service
Avalanche Christmas Gift Offer Promises 52 Letters
The Avalanche offers to write 52 letters for the recipient over the next year for less than the cost of 82 stamps and stationery. A year’s Home Paper subscription is pitched as an ideal Christmas gift, delivering town and area news to someone living away and sparing the giver from writing notices.
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Avalanche
Kit Carson Name Carved On Rock In New Mexico Report
Report authenticates belief Kit Carson carved his name on a boulder at Rockpile wayside park in the Davis mountains. A 1924 Dearborn Independent article and a New Mexico carving with initials C support that Carson may have been in the area, with Dec 12 and an 1838 or 1858 date noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Carson
New Mexico
Barry Scobee
Rockpile
Davis Mountains
Carson
E. C. Lanés
el Paso
Fort Davis
Henry Ford
Old Dearborn
Kit
Christopher
Ask Cooperation In Guard Drills In Emergency Drill Call
Public urged to cooperate with Defense Guardsmen during alarm drills which may be tests or actual emergencies. Do not travel on streets or talk to duty guards. Obey all orders promptly and answer guard questions clearly. Guards train to protect the community. be cooperative and take drills seriously.
Rotarians Honor Anns With Banquet and Program
Alpine Rotarians plan a Methodist church banquet next Tuesday at 7 pm in the basement for Rotarians Anns and invited guests. A program with music will follow at 7:30 in the auditorium. Tickets will be allocated to Rotarians for their Anns and guests with advance counts required. The public may attend the auditorium program and enjoy performances. All Rotarians should attend as this is the only meeting before January 8.
Fifth Grade Paper Drive Aids Defense Program
Alpine schools fifth grade sponsors a local project to gather old newspapers and waste papers for defense needs. Accepts clean old papers. deliver to ward school or contact Miss Peterson or Miss Ward if delivery is not possible. Each shell fired across the English Channel is valued at 3,500 dollars.
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Miss Peterson
Miss Ward
English Channel
Land Buying Campaign For Big Bend Nears Start
Chamber of Commerce clinics in Alpine discuss Big Bend National Park plans and a land-buying program. Gordon Thompson of the Big Bend Land department cites land appraisals and a late winter start to purchase enough land for National Park service plans. Attendees note radio, tourism, and merchandising improvements, plus civic projects to aid residents and visitors.
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Glenn Burgess
Big Bend National Park
Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend
Barene ‘Thompson
New International Park
Thompson
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Wash
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Red Cross
Hiway Dept
Ft. Davis
Pendent Magazine
C. Carson Comndy
Big Bend Park
Board
Ross
Goodfellows Club
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